Archive

  • CCLA: Clients would be 'surprised' by some of our holdings

    02 August 2022

    Some of the holdings of Churches, Charities and Local Authorities (CCLA) Investment Management might not be those expected of a responsible investor, an executive has said.

  • BMO hails success of engagement strategy

    07 April 2020

    BMO Global Asset Management's engagement with more than 5,500 companies over the past two decades has contributed to over 3,700 "instances of change", according to CEO Kristi Mitchem.

  • Bonds round-up: Islamic Development Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, Credit Agricole, Duke Energy... and others

    04 December 2019

  • ESG in Fixed Income, featuring the Green Bonds Americas conference 2019 - early bird ends this Friday

    01 August 2019

    The fifth annual ESG in Fixed Income, featuring the Green Bonds Americas conference will take place in New York on 17 September.

  • Green bond comment, April: A return to form

    03 April 2019

    After pausing for breath in 2018, the market for green, social and sustainability bonds surged again in the first quarter of this year.

  • Green bond round-up: Société du Grand Paris, Duke Energy, ReNew Power, Kommuninvest, World Bank, Santa Fe

    13 March 2019

  • $1.8trn investor group urges US utilities to set net-zero carbon deadline

    01 March 2019

    Investors representing a combined $1.8 trillion in assets have demanded that the 20 largest publicly traded electricity utilities in the US commit to achieving net-zero carbon emissions.

  • Green bonds round-up, 14 November 2018

    14 November 2018

    Netherlands-based ING Group has completed a dual-tranche green bond worth $2.96 billion, making it the largest Europe-based financial institution issuer of green bonds.

  • Could blockchain save the planet?

    24 April 2018

    Cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, are notoriously energy-intensive. But the blockchain technology they rely on could give a boost to environmental markets, experts believe. Graham Cooper reports.

  • Investors wake up to collective engagement clout

    26 March 2018

    Climate-related resolutions at Exxon and Shell garnered the support of the world's largest investors. Now asset managers and owners are massing together to move entire sectors, writes Michael Hurley.